PART II
1964 c. 54.
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British Nationality
(b) becomes a citizen of the British Dependent Terri- tories at commencement or would have done so but for his death.
(2) A person shall at commencement become a citizen of the British Dependent Territories if—
(a) immediately before commencement he was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of registra- tion under section 7 of the 1948 Act (minor children) or section 1 of the British Nationality (No. 2) Act 1964 (stateless persons); and
(b) he was so registered otherwise than in a dependent terri-
tory; and
(c) his father or mother (in the case of a person registered under the said section 7) or his mother (in the case of a person registered under the said section 1)———
(i) was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Col- onies at the time of the registration or would have been such a citizen at that time but for his or her death; and
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under section 1 of the British Nationality Act 1964 (resumption of citizenship); and
(b) was so registered otherwise than in a dependent ter-
ritory; and (c) was so registered by virtue of having an appropriate qualifying connection with a dependent territory or, if a woman, by virtue of having been married to a person who at the time of the registration had or would, if then living, have had such a connection, 10 shall at commencement become a citizen of the British Depend-
ent Territories.
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(ii) becomes a citizen of the British Dependent 20 { Territories at commencement or would have done so but for his or her death.
(3) A person who-
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(a) immediately before commencement was a citizen of the
United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of having 25 been registered under subsection (6) of section 12 of the 1948 Act (British subjects before commencement of 1948 Act becoming citizens of United Kingdom and Colonies) otherwise than in a dependent territory; and (b) was so registered on an application under that sub- section based on the applicant's descent in the male line from a person ("the relevant person") possessing one of the qualifications specified in subsection (1) of that section (birth or naturalisation in the United King- 35 dom and Colonies, or acquisition of the status of British subject by reason of annexation of territory), shall at commencement become citizen of the British Depend- ent Territories if the relevant person-
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(5) For the purposes of subsection (4) a person shall be taken to have an appropriate qualifying connection with a dependent territory if he, his father or his father's father-
(a) was born in a dependent territory; or
(b) is or was a person naturalised in a dependent territory;
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(c) was registered as a citizen of the United Kingdom and
Colonies in a dependent territory; or
(d) became a British subject by reason of the annexation
of any territory included in a dependent territory.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) references to citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies shall, in relation to a time before the year 1949, be construed as refer- 25 ences to British nationality.
Renunciation and resumption
PART II
1964 c. 22.
24. The provisions of sections 12 and 13 shall apply in rela- Renunciation tion to citizens of the British Dependent Territories and citizen- and ship of the British Dependent Territories as they apply in resumption. 30 relation to British citizens and British citizenship.
Supplementary
25.-(1) For the purposes of this Act a citizen of the British Meaning of Dependent Territories is such a citizen " by descent " if and only citizen of the
British Dependent
if
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(i) was born or naturalised in a dependent territory; or (ii) became a British subject by reason of the annexation of any territory included in a dependent territory.
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(4) A person who
(a) immediately before commencement was a citizen of the
United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of registration 45
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(a) he is a person born outside the dependent territories Territories
after commencement who is a citizen of the British "by descent ". Dependent Territories by virtue of section 16(a) only
or by virtue of registration under section 17(2) or 21;
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(b) subject to subsection (2), he is a person born outside the dependent territories before commencement who